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Robins Kaplan LLP

The Robins Kaplan Spotlight Vol. 6 No. 4 - Can You Keep a Secret? And Should You?

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One of the perceived benefits of closely held corporations is their ability to keep secrets. Indeed, closely held corporations can legally hide a great deal of information. Family businesses are especially likely to keep...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Attorney-Client Privilege Considerations for Family Businesses

The attorney-client privilege is one of the oldest privileges recognized under U.S. law. It provides important protections for communications between a client and their attorney. However, those protections are not absolute....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Email Users Beware: Companies and Corporate Officers Should Evaluate Email Practices in Light of Delaware Chancery Court Decision

On September 5, 2013, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled that the attorney-client privilege does not protect from disclosure emails sent by corporate officers to their personal attorneys using the company’s email account. In...more

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